| 888 Linux casino gets geeks all fired up to gamble online |
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| Wednesday, 23 November 2005 | |
 If everyone from slots grannies to poker punters can have a bet online, why have the online casinos left Linux users out in the cold for this long? Unlike Microsoft Windows, Linux is an open source (which means free) operating system, attracting the sharpest computer minds and netheads the world over. Linux is not for sissies - if you run a non-Windows box, you better know what you're doing.And these guys do. They control every bit and byte that moves on their PCs. Which makes the fact that the casino industry has ignored a captive audience (that spends 14-18 hours behind their screens just waiting for someone to wave in their direction) like this for so long absolutely astounding. But if I have to be honest, I'd never even considered Linux gaming until 888 launched their new Linux casino offering a couple of days ago. Nerds of the world, unite! 888 Casino is no Johnny-come-lately. They're recognized as one of the world's leading online casinos - mostly because, if you go by their extensive marketing campaign, they were the first internet-based casino back in 1997. A bold claim but frankly, who cares who was first. It's who's best that counts. And 888 delivers the goods in spades. Even more so now that they're first out the starting gate yet again - this time with open arms to an entire computing community. Open source fanatics are well known for supporting those who support them.  Look at Google. A free service that offers quality without the commercial buck-charging around every corner. The result? Pure, unadulterated, everlasting consumer support. And evangelism. Linux users are famous for spending much of their online time posting on message boards and updating blogs. If 888 cracks the nod on this one, they're going to smiling all the way to the non-Windows bank.888's met the unexpected expectation from the Linux community for a bit of casino fun with a flash version of their world-famous casino. But besides now having 24 hour access to blackjack, roulette, craps, slots and video poker, Linux players can also take a comfy seat at the Texas Hold'em Poker table, along with the rest of the poker-crazy planet, at 888's poker room: Paradise Poker. With 888's casino using flash technology and the poker room using Java, Linux users don't need to download any casino software to their computers to get playing and winning straight away. The news that the Linux operating system is suddenly gaining support from software developers might not make Bill Gates a very happy man - but then again, he's already had his fair share of good luck. |
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